Classic bike MOT question

[derek badger]

Off the top of my head I can't remember where, but you're applying for historic vehicle status I think.

https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles

Vehicles that do not need an MOT

You do not need to get an MOT if:

* The vehicle was built or first registered more than 40 years ago
*No ‘substantial changes’ have been made to the vehicle in the last 30 years, for example replacing the chassis, body, axles or engine to change the way the vehicle works
If you’re not sure if there have been any substantial changes you can:

* Read the full guidance on MOT exemptions for historic vehicles
* Speak to a historic vehicle expert

Vehicles exempt from vehicle tax:

If your vehicle was built before 1 January 1980, you can stop paying vehicle tax from 1 April 2020.

If you do not know when your vehicle was built, but it was registered before 8 January 1980, you do not need to pay vehicle tax from 1 April 2020.
What you have to do

You must apply for a vehicle tax exemption to stop paying vehicle tax. This is sometimes called putting a vehicle into the ‘historic tax class’.

You do not have to apply to stop getting an MOT for your vehicle each year. However, you must still keep it in a roadworthy condition.

[Potter]

Yes that rings a bell - You must apply for a vehicle tax exemption to stop paying vehicle tax. This is sometimes called putting a vehicle into the ‘historic tax class’.

When you do that you also don't need an MOT - but you're applying to for historic vehicle status so you don't have to pay tax.

[JackyJoll]

This is a useful bit, perhaps:

Acceptable changes

It does not count as a ‘substantial change’ if:

they are changes of a type which can be demonstrated to have been made when vehicles of the type were in production or within 10 years of the end of production

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... n-criteria

[The Spin Doctor]

I changed my '77 Le Mans to "Historic vehicle" in January '78 and taxed it for £0 in March without an MOT. You still need to apply for road tax it just costs £0.

Can you set up a direct debit for that?

[JackyJoll]

Can you set up a direct debit for that?

DVLA phoned me, through their Nigerian sub-office, to help set that up.

[cheb]

I changed my '77 Le Mans to "Historic vehicle" in January '78 and taxed it for £0 in March without an MOT. You still need to apply for road tax it just costs £0.

Can you set up a direct debit for that?

Why wouldn't you be able to? I've set up DDs on credit cards I don't use. You are authorising an organisation to take funds from your bank account when it suits them to.

[The Spin Doctor]

I changed my '77 Le Mans to "Historic vehicle" in January '78 and taxed it for £0 in March without an MOT. You still need to apply for road tax it just costs £0.

Can you set up a direct debit for that?

Why wouldn't you be able to? I've set up DDs on credit cards I don't use. You are authorising an organisation to take funds from your bank account when it suits them to.

"You are hereby authorised to take £0 per month".

[rodbargee]

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My sugga didnt require an MOT but if ever a vehicle needed one it was this one 3000kg put a big strain on, even for volvo, very primitive brakes. I remember a chap at a classic car show leaping in front of it as I was arriving it was all Icould do not to RUN HIM OVER. they (the brakes) were of a differernt era, no servo and very long throws on the mechanical linkage to the master cylinder, no dual circuit and poor pad material with dust filled drums made for a few white knucklestops. huge fun though.